Byron E. Hollinger
Sep 2, 2009
Byron E. Hollinger, 93, of Goshen, died Wednesday morning, September 2, 2009, at The Maples at Waterford Crossing where he had been a resident the last two years. He had been in failing health the last two to three months. He was born on November 27, 1915 in Pittsburg, Ohio, to William E. and Mollie (Wandle) Hollinger. He married...
D Ellen Lukeman
Sep 1, 2009
D. Ellen Lukeman, 75, of Goshen, died Tuesday afternoon, September 1, 2009, at Goshen General Hospital. She was born in Miami County, Indiana, on July 4, 1934, to the late Abe and Susan (Troyer) Keim. She married Donald L. Lukeman on August 23, 1958, in Goshen at the Eighth Street Mennonite Church. He survives. A Goshen resident since 1952,...
Ronald Gary Palmer, Sr.
Sep 1, 2009
Ronald Gary Palmer, Sr., 49, of Fort Wayne, died Tuesday afternoon, September 1, 2009, at Parkview Hospital in Fort Wayne. He was born in Benton Harbor, Michigan, on March 31, 1960, to the late Alonzo Palmer and Fannie Palmer. He married Ramona Wright on March 7, 1997, in LaGrange. She survives He is survived by his wife; his mother;...
Arthur Weaver
Aug 31, 2009
Arthur Weaver, 85, of Tempe, Arizona, died Monday morning, August 31, 2009, at Hospice of the Valley Friendship Village in Tempe. He was born in Goshen on January 27, 1924, to Samuel and Laura (Johns) Weaver. In 1946 he married Joan Yoder. She preceded him in death. In November 1999 he married Esther (Hartzler) Oyer. She survives. A member...
Elizabeth Yoder-Miller Rodriguez
Aug 31, 2009
Elizabeth Yoder-Miller Rodriguez, 86, of Goshen, died Monday morning, August 31, 2009, at Greencroft Healthcare. She was born in Elkhart County, on May 6, 1923, to Jonas and Barbara (Schmucker) Yoder. Mrs. Rodriguez was a member of the Alzheimer Support Group, Fort Wayne, Tri Lake Overlander; and Three Rivers Food Co-Op. She sold jewelry, clothing and home decorations in...
Leo Sanford Radkey
Aug 29, 2009
Leo Sanford Radkey, 91, of Goshen, died Saturday morning, August 29, 2009, at Courtyard Healthcare. He was born in Goshen on September 30, 1917, to the late Andrew and Murel (Sanford) Radkey. He married Marie Keil on November 23, 1946 in Goshen. She preceded him in death on September 30, 1979. Mr. Radkey owned and operated Radkey Monument Works...
Harley S. Hostetler
Aug 29, 2009
Harley S. Hostetler, 80, of Goshen died Saturday afternoon, August 29, 2009, at The Maples at Waterford Crossing. He had been ill since late January. He was born in Goshen on October 6, 1928, to Sam G. and Mattie (Hershberger) Hostetler. He married Louise Phillips on April 29, 1950 at the Yellow Creek Church of the Brethren. She preceded...
Peter W. Buller
Aug 28, 2009
Peter W. Buller, 84, of Goshen, died Friday morning, August 28, 2009, at Memorial Hospital in South Bend. He was born in Chinook, Montana, on December 19, 1924, to the late Peter and Anna (Wiens) Buller. He married Gladys E. Klassen on June 24, 1949, in Minnesota. She survives. A pastor and minister, Mr. Buller has lived in the...
Dora Jean Back
Aug 27, 2009
Dora Jean Back, 78, of Elkhart, died Thursday evening, August 27, 2009, at her home. She had been ill the last 15 years. she was born in Kayford, West Virginia, on July 19, 1931. She married Virgil Norman Back, Sr. on December 9, 1946 in Eskdale, West Virginia. He preceded her on May 30, 1971. A 17 year resident...
Pearl M. Davis
Aug 20, 2009
Pearl M. Davis, 88, of Goshen, passed away at Goshen General Hospital Thursday evening, August 20, 2009. She was born to Bertha York on March 19, 1921, in White Oak, Tennessee. She married Walter Davis in Tennessee on December 24, 1938. He died in 1986. Mrs. Davis was a homemaker and a member of the Full Gospel Community Church,...
Clifford W. Swartzendruber
Aug 19, 2009
Clifford W. Swartzendruber, 90, of Goshen, died Wednesday morning, August 19, 2009, at Greencroft Healthcare. He was born in Versailles, Missouri on December 6, 1918, to Ernest and Sarah (Wenger) Swartzendruber. He married Eleanor M. Ulrich on June 1, 1942, in Pomeroy, Iowa. She preceded him in death on April 16, 2003. A Goshen resident since 1990, Mr. Swartzendruber...
John Lamar Schrock
Aug 17, 2009
John LaMar Schrock, 81, of Goshen, died Monday evening, August 17, 2009, at the Center for Hospice and Palliative Care in Elkhart. He had been ill the past two and a half weeks. He was born in Goshen, on November 15, 1927, to Vern and Mary (Price) Schrock. He married Doris Koerner in 1956 and divorced in 1963. He...
Robert D. Latoski
Aug 17, 2009
Robert D. “Bob” Latoski, 62, of Goshen, died early Monday morning, August 17, 2009, at Goshen General Hospital where he had been a patient since August 10. He was born in St. Francis, Kansas on September 28, 1946, to Dale and Margaret Laoski. A Goshen resident for the past 11 years, Mr. Latoski graduated from Fort Morgan High School...
Rita Faye Hogan
Aug 16, 2009
Rita Faye Hogan, 55, of Goshen, died early Sunday morning, August 16, 2009, at her home. She had been ill since 1996. She was born on July 1, 1954, in Martinsville, Indiana, to the late Harold Leon and Pauline (Warmoth) Owens. She married Steven R. Baire and following a divorce married Dwayne Hogan on December 20, 1986. He survives....
Joy Maxine Mcdonald
Aug 14, 2009
Joy Maxine McDonald, 83, of Nappanee and formerly of Goshen, died Friday evening, August 14, 2009, at her daughter’s home. She was born in Goshen, on July 22, 1926, to Robert Wright and Bessie (Pence) Larimer. She married John “Ned” McDonald on May 25, 1947. He died January 25, 2008. A graduate of Millersburg High School and South Bend...
Edna May Neff
Aug 13, 2009
Edna May Neff, 90, of Goshen, died Thursday afternoon, August 13, 2009, at Courtyard of Goshen. She had been in failin health the past two years. She was born in Syracuse on October 2, 1918, to John and Jane (Hann) Hurtig. She married Joseph Neff on June 15, 1946 in South Bend. He died June 22, 1969, A Goshen...
Margaret J. Hoogenboom
Aug 12, 2009
Margaret J. Hoogenboom, 96, of Goshen, died early Wednesday morning, August 12, 2009, at The Maples at Waterford Crossing where she had been the past three months. She was born in Goshen on October 17, 1912, to Dirk and Emma (Nolles) Hoogenboom. A lifelong Goshen resident, Miss Hoogenboom was a member of Greene Road Church where she served as...
Ellen Marie Miller
Aug 11, 2009
Ellen Marie Miller, 95, of Goshen died Tuesday afternoon, August 11, 2009, at Greencroft Healthcare. She was born in Middlebury, Indiana, on October 24, 1913, to the late Jesse E. and Dora (Miller) Gardner. She married Samuel S. Miller on December 24, 1932 in Middlebury. He preceded her on April 4, 1995. A homemaker and longtime resident of the...
Evelyn Chiddister
Aug 11, 2009
Evelyn Chiddister, 89, died on Tuesday August 11, 2009, in Bloomington, Indiana, following a brief illness. She was born in Silver Lake, Indiana, on May 20, 1920, to James and Louise ( Fruit) Jontz, She married Daniel Chiddister in Silver Lake on April 4, 1942. Before her marriage, Mrs. Chiddister taught English and history for a year in South...
Vernon James Ratliff
Aug 4, 2009
Vernon James Ratliff, 62, of Goshen, died Tuesday afternoon, August 4, 2009, at Goshen General Hospital. He was born in Detroit, Michigan, on August 14, 1946, to the late Woodrow and Madie (Hampton) Ratliff. Mr. Ratliff worked as a welder and was a past member of the Church of God, Goshen. He is survived by five daughters, Elizabeth Sue...
